ok @Tim Moff ... since you're going with an F-104G from the 1980’s correct ? The martin-baker is the one with the big shoulder pad looking items. The C-2 is more square and straight. Since your going for a luftwaffe plane in Norm 83 I would say the Martin-Baker would be correct. The early planes would have been retro fitted by then. I say that simply because the Martin-baker Mk-7 had been around for at least 12-15 years by then. It was standard in later F-4 phantoms and many aircraft. Im hoping this helps.

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I think the seat on the left is more like the MB one, and you would need an MB one for the camo scheme you want to do.

AIM-9's are definitely white, not green, although training rounds can be different colours. And yes JG 34 were a strike unit so more likely to carry bombs + rockets than AIM-9's but they could be carried.

ok @Tim Moff ... since you're going with an F-104G from the 1980’s correct ? The martin-baker is the one with the big shoulder pad looking items. The C-2 is more square and straight. Since your going for a luftwaffe plane in Norm 83 I would say the Martin-Baker would be correct. The early planes would have been retro fitted by then. I say that simply because the Martin-baker Mk-7 had been around for at least 12-15 years by then. It was standard in later F-4 phantoms and many aircraft. Im hoping this helps.

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I think the seat on the left is more like the MB one, and you would need an MB one for the camo scheme you want to do.

AIM-9's are definitely white, not green, although training rounds can be different colours. And yes JG 34 were a strike unit so more likely to carry bombs + rockets than AIM-9's but they could be carried.

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Seats in the Luftwaffe F-104 fleet were replaced starting in late '60s (1967 or 68) so your aircraft would have the Martin Baker (part 51 on the instruction sheet). In the mid '70s the Luftwaffe also started introducing the longer exhaust nozzle of the F-104S and F-4E, up to you to decide if adding this detail if it's not included in the kit. It's not too noticeable if you don't know what they look like..

I don't think I've seen a picture of an aircraft of JaBoG-34 carrying a Sidewinder, makes sense as this unit was tasked with strike missions. Speaking of strike missions though there's a picture in the AirDoc book of an aircraft of this unit in the same lizard scheme carrying a B61 nuke...

Seats in the Luftwaffe F-104 fleet were replaced starting in late '60s (1967 or 68) so your aircraft would have the Martin Baker (part 51 on the instruction sheet). In the mid '70s the Luftwaffe also started introducing the longer exhaust nozzle of the F-104S and F-4E, up to you to decide if adding this detail if it's not included in the kit. It's not too noticeable if you don't know what they look like..

I don't think I've seen a picture of an aircraft of JaBoG-34 carrying a Sidewinder, makes sense as this unit was tasked with strike missions. Speaking of strike missions though there's a picture in the AirDoc book of an aircraft of this unit in the same lizard scheme carrying a B61 nuke...

Many thanks guys, appreciate the info. Will prep the AIM9s just in case, but may leave just the rails on. Not sure if I will update the nozzles!

I don't think I've seen a picture of an aircraft of JaBoG-34 carrying a Sidewinder, makes sense as this unit was tasked with strike missions. Speaking of strike missions though there's a picture in the AirDoc book of an aircraft of this unit in the same lizard scheme carrying a B61 nuke...

Giorgio is absolutely correct. Sidewinder rails would be wrong for a Jabo33 machine.

by the way, your image of a lizard '104 shows an MB seat as does the decal sheet instructions.

Its as per the DACO colour charts, Mr Paint bottle, mottling first then the blend.....seems, maybe too olive?

Now the Tornado SIG and other places say FS34079 instead of RAL6014? What do you guys think - im sure theres some knowledge out there! Time is short, once I mask up the RAL6014 that it....should I spray over with FS34079?